Conceptual schema

A conceptual schema or conceptual data model is a high-level description of informational needs underlying the design of a database.[1][2] It typically includes only the core concepts and the main relationships among them. This is a high-level model with insufficient detail to build a complete, functional database.[3] It describes the structure of the whole database for a group of users. The conceptual model is also known as the data model that can be used to describe the conceptual schema when a database system is implemented.[citation needed] It hides the internal details of physical storage and targets the description of entities, datatypes, relationships and constraints.

  1. ^ Osis, Janis; Donins, Uldis (20 June 2017). Topological UML Modeling: An Improved Approach for Domain Modeling and Software Development. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0-12-805476-5.
  2. ^ Sherman, Rick (21 November 2014). Business Intelligence Guidebook: From Data Integration to Analytics. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0-12-411461-6.
  3. ^ Tupper, Charles (2011). Data Architecture: From Zen to Reality. Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 978-0-12-385126-0.

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